Politics
Buhari Leaves Abuja For Togo Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Abuja for Lome, Republic of Togo, to participate in two high-level meetings.
A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday, said President Buhari would on arrival have an interactive session at the Nigerian embassy with the Nigerian community based in Togo.
According to him, the President, on Monday, will attend the Joint ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit which will deliberate on common security threats to countries in West Africa and members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
Shehu explained that the meeting was being convened with a view to forging concerted strategies in tackling the menace of terrorism, trans-border crimes and other forms of violent extremism.
It would be recalled that President Buhari had expressed support for the proposed ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit when he received the current Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo on June 29, in Katsina.
Shehu stated that, while in Lome, the Nigerian delegation would also participate in a meeting on a Single Currency for ECOWAS with the deadline of 2020.
“Being the largest economy not only in West Africa but also on the continent, Nigeria’s leadership role in this sub-regional aspiration cannot be over-emphasised,’’ he noted.
According to the presidential aide, on Tuesday, President Buhari will join other leaders of the sub-region for the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.
He said: “This session will be dominated by the political and security situations in Guinea Bissau, Mali and Togo; institutional reforms of the ECOWAS Commission to enhance its effectiveness; illegal migration of Africans to Europe; and the worrisome violent clashes between herders and farmers, among other issues.
“At the end of the session, a new Chair of the ECOWAS Authority is expected to take over from the incumbent and host.’’
The statement said President Buhari would be accompanied by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River and Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger.
Others are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau and Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno; the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin; the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, are also in the President’s delegation.
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 9:11 am
Who u help?
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 7:06 am
We don tire for u abeg
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 6:23 am
That is what he knows best
Anonymous
July 30, 2018 at 6:42 am
Eni eleni
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 9:41 pm
Oga Baba, make you follow road or go by train to see Amaechi handiwork as a Minister for gully erosion ooo
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 8:51 pm
Dat is what will are hearing since 2015 old man
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 7:39 pm
Jubril on the Move as he wants To visit close to his country
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:21 pm
how does it concern me,buharism fans celebrating ndi ara
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:09 pm
Hahaha
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 4:26 pm
I hope say no road him follow oo
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 4:17 pm
Pls don’t come back
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:05 pm
He surely will
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Keep quite, his movement to Togo is to warn Togo president to resign, not only him, almost all African president, it will be on Tuesday, the president of Togo now, his father led for 35 years and he’s now leading for 15 years now, one family leading a country for 50 years now. So is unfair, they have protested for it but nothing comes out from the protest, he refuse to come down. Now African presidents want to put mouth on it. That’s why buhari is coming over here in Togo
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:04 pm
God bless you bro. It is long overdue for them.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 3:50 pm
See comments… Lol! South East and south south are the most dullest and blunt folks I’ve ever seen. Easy to be brainwashed and brainstormed. Lunatics! Political pig-washed
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:23 pm
Ur a big fool,then y are u afraid of restructuring idiot
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 8:12 pm
U are having a poor mindset that’s your problem
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 3:44 pm
Who scares 4 his where about.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 2:25 pm
Go come we dey
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 2:08 pm
Go well
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 2:08 pm
On his way to Togo to poach investor, after all he just managed to attract some from Niger Republic for the proposed Katsina refinery.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 1:17 pm
Is that a news. He is known for that .his second name is jegede ,always on road “opupu”the worst thing is that all this his traveling he never learnt anything good or beneficial to Nigeria a zoo is a zoo no matter what
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 1:14 pm
What is he going to do in Togo?
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Keep your fingers crossed
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Bingo bye bye
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 12:01 pm
Let’s pray for Togo so that they will not begin to have the same problem as Nigerians.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:03 pm
They won’t
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Amen
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 11:43 am
Wetin concern me?
If you like don’t come back again if you like come it non of my business
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 11:13 am
I see plane crash
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:02 pm
E no go happen
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Guy you dey craze, so all this killings here ans there in Nigeria good abi.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:26 pm
Richard Lawson i dont think u have ever stayed in d northern part of Nigeria before u for use ur mouth confess the truth dis man u call ur president dont care abt ur existence
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Ukwenze don’t mind him, the latest news now is that zamfara people are running away cos almost their villages are been conquered by those bloody fulani bastard.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 11:10 am
traveler
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 11:09 am
Safe trip baba
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 2:37 pm
Bye Usman Danfodio de jihad.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 10:52 am
He going to spread his bad luck in Togo again,.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:05 pm
He isn’t going to spread any virus
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 6:14 pm
Richard Lawson , really? So the virus he is causing in Nigeria is ok by you.?
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 10:48 am
The same people saying that Buhari should stop reminding them of the past are the same people singing “Jonathan started it”. But when it comes to on going insecurity, the current state of the economy, depleted foreign reserve “Jonathan didn’t started it”, your mouth like ogogoro funnel.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 10:38 am
Cow brain bye.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 10:07 am
Ewu bye bye
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 9:59 am
That is what he is good for. Good for noting President.
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 9:50 am
Wetin concern disgruntled ipobian terrorist with the “Zoo” president? Confused n irresponsible ppl
Anonymous
July 29, 2018 at 9:41 am
Which of the Buhari is it the 2nd one?